Description
- When running updates, the first step of the process contains the paragraph
For more detailed information, see the [Upgrading Backdrop CMS](https://backdropcms.org/upgrade) page. If you are unsure of what these terms mean, contact your hosting provider.
I would recommend removing the second sentence -- what is a hosting provider going to do if you don't understand these terms?
- The title of the backup page is
Pre-update backup
, both of these words are both verbs and nouns, so this is confusing in english and also may not translate well.
Could we change this to a complete sentence?
The title on both the previous and next step is Backdrop site update
so maybe this page could be Backdrop backup process
something like "Create a backup"?
- This paragraph:
If skipping the backup process, please ensure you create a backup through a different mechanism, such as through your hosting provider.
- I am not skipping the "backup process" if I have done it elsewhere, just skipping it here.
- If we remove 'ensure you` the intent is the same and the language is more simple.
- I would not call a hosting provider a
mechanism
. - Hosting provider also assumes the update is being run remotely, but I run a lot more updates locally than remotely. (Does this matter?)
How about something like...
If skipping the backup process here, please create a backup elsewhere, such as through your hosting provider.
- This paragraph:
Backups are not available because the variable $settings['backup_directory'] has not been set in settings.php.
I nearly missed this because it's below a bunch of other text, and formatted the same way as everything above. I would prefer to see this formatted as warning, or at least an info message, and maybe also displayed at the top of the page.
- this paragraph:
The backup process may take several minutes, depending on the size of your database.
The comma is not necessary
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- Go to 'core/update.php'
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